That's a good idea. The farmers can cut down all the trees and produce biochar which is then buried and we can return our overgrown properties back to agricultural food production and be paid for the job as well. Has the coalition had a change of heart, and are they willing to allow farmers to make money out of the woody weed regrowth!!

I do wish that the pollies would wait for the science to be properly developed, before claiming that it is the answer to the maiden's prayer. Although the concept of biochar sounds good, it is still far from proven. Unfortunately, both sides of politics are guilty of this sin.

The only thing this bloke knows about climate change is when he turns on and off his sun lamp!

Spinel is right, because at present there is a lack of proven and saleable technology available for producing Biochar and sequestering it. Malcolm Turnbull should understand that Biochar, as a solution, could never be more than a small tool in the climate change arsenal. Therefore, it could only be a part of a holistic approach to improve environmental management. I believe that our best efforts and precious resources must be critically focused on the centre of gravity in climate change, which is the production of ECONOMIC and ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY...That’s a global solution! The stimulus packages should have included investment in sugar cane producing communities, where jobs, biofuels and infrastructure could have been developed for long-term benefit of all. However, there are few votes to be won there.